Doheny certainly impresses, but I wouldn't study h...

Doheny certainly impresses, but I wouldn't study here. Browse the stacks, borrow your books, and get out. Then go study at Leavey.

Too quiet, too austere. No opportunity to talk. Not the place to come with friends, and it's hard to focus given the lack of white noise, of distractions.

I only spent considerable time here once, and it was to do research. This is really more of a place for Ph.D. students who've lost any passion for school or life, and just want to get some work done. Not the right place for freshman.

I give Doheny credit for the entrancing bookstacks. They feel like the 1950s, and they have everything. Lots of stuff you didn't expect, and you can walk out with half a dozen books to use in your research paper.

The front has also been host to various special occasions, ranging from commencement addresses to presidential speaking engagements. I was fortunate enough to see President Obama speak here - an extraordinary experience.